Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

Improper Authorization Scope (CWE-863) in OpenClaw node.pair.approve

CVE-2026-42426

Published:

Apr 28, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Authorization

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation and Unauthorized Node Access

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Authorization

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Escalation and Unauthorized Node Access

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Catch This CVE While Code Is Being Written

Detect vulnerable code directly in pull requests, so CVEs are fixed before merge.